Well Ihave to agree maybe the boys are placing to much have to win gotta win? My son is 6 I sent im to districts 1 st round with the eight year olds and got 6th and next day went to attowa got got seventh, the two boys beat him in district got 1st and 3rd and at 6 and under state those boys were 3rd and fifth so look at the boys that beat are kids before we say wow what happenede sometimes the dice just fall that way man hate to see it but they do rather see kid beat my kid win it all than beat my boy first than lose out before mine though